Direction.
In the following sentences, four options are given. You are required to identify the best way of writing the sentence in the context of the correct usage of standard written English. While doing so, you have to ensure that the message being conveyed remains the same in all the cases.
The shopkeeper hadnt hardly any of those kind of goods.
The shopkeeper hadnt hardly any of those kind of goods.
The shopkeeper hadnt hardly any of those kinds of goods.
The shopkeeper had hardly any of those kind of goods.
The shopkeeper had hardly any of those kinds of goods.
Correct Answer :
D. The shopkeeper had hardly any of those kinds of goods.
This corrects the double negative (hadnt hardly) and also uses those with kinds correctly.